Editorial

Regular readers may have noticed a a number of recent letters to the editor about homelessness. Former gubernatorial candidate Brenda Siegel, of Newfane, high school student Addie Leitzner, of Bennington, and others have been advocating since the summer for extending programs developed to help...
“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It means nurturing locally-owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages, and serve primarily local consumers. It means becoming more self-sufficient and less dependent on imports. Control...
Two-and-a-half years ago, Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law that renamed Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples Day in Vermont. For many in Vermont that was a big moment in this little state’s history, because it completed an effort to correct the historical record of one of the country’s more...
Well, now we know.
When Vail Resorts took over ownership of Mount Snow as part of the $264-million purchase of the 17 Peak Resorts properties in 2019, questions were raised about how much long-term interest Vail might show in the local area.
Would Mount Snow continue to be a...
For years public education, and particularly education funding, in Vermont has been a political football. Various programs, laws, and plans have tried to hit the mark of equal education for all of Vermont’s public school students and districts, with varying degrees of success. But often times the...
“Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…” 
The Constitution of the United States
Article I, Section 2 With those words, the framers of the Constitution laid the...
History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it. By raising the living standards of millions, labor miraculously created a market for industry and lifted the whole nation to undreamed of levels of production. Those...
Saturday, August 28, is the 10th anniversary of Tropical  Storm Irene slamming into Vermont. It was considered by many to be the worst storm to hit Vermont in more than 70 years or more, maybe the worst ever. Certainly it did as much or more flood and wind damage than any storm in recorded...
Saturday, August 28, is the 10th anniversary of Tropical  Storm Irene slamming into Vermont. It was considered by many to be the worst storm to hit Vermont in more than 70 years or more, maybe the worst ever. Certainly it did as much or more flood and wind damage than any storm in recorded...
Anyone thinking about starting up a business in the Deerfield Valley should act quickly to take advantage of a great opportunity that won’t be around very long.
Last week the details of the Dover Launch business plan contest were profiled in a Deerfield Valley News report. The plan is an...

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